Impact

It has been quite a month for passages. I received an email the other day from Abraham-Hicks (www.abraham-hicks.com). Jerry Hicks had transitioned to non-physical, as Abraham would say. The message written by his wife, Esther, was beautiful, positive, and uplifting. I cried my eyes out for this man I didn't know, remembering how Jerry and Esther were always "Jerry and Esther", side by side in their journey to bring Abraham to the world.

I will miss seeing Jerry's physical self sitting in front of the computer at an Abraham event, joyously recording every syllable, and asking his own unique brand of questions. He'll still be there, though. We'll feel him, laughing at all of Abraham's jokes, and scooping every soul in the room into his very substantial heart.

Farewell, sweet Willow

Willow was released from her body this morning about 10:30am. She was ready to go; she had lived 26 years, and although she was aiming for 32 for reasons unknown to we mere humans, she decided the time had come to move on.

Before she came into our lives, Willow was known as Sammie and had an illustrious career as a roping horse. Hard work, that, and she paid for it in her body. Her years with us were spent in retirement, the sun on her back, keeping some of the younger horses in line, and being a gentle observer of the comings and goings in the barn.

As she passed, Marieh called out to her from the barn, wishing her winged hooves on the next part of her journey. We will all miss her.

What's in a Word?

EGO. When I think of that word, Freud does not necessarily leap to mind. What I think about is generally negative - "oh, s/he's got quite the ego, doesn't s/he?" That sort of thing, said, of course in a disparaging way.

I mentioned in one of my coaching calls something about my ego getting in my way, and wise Coach Peggy thought about that for a second, and then, in her loving way, questioned my sanity about the whole ego thing.

The primary definition of EGO, according to dictionary.com, is thus: "The “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought."

Well, that sounds pretty okay. And look at this definition:
"(often initial capital letter) Philosophy.
a. The enduring and conscious element that knows experience.
b. Scholasticism. the complete person comprising both body and soul."

Whoa.

So, if EGO is the complete person comprising both body and soul, and I say my ego is getting in my way, I guess what I'm really saying is that I am getting in my way.

Gotta think about that.